What I Learned About Disaster Prep by Riding Out Hurricane Irma in Florida
My wife and I live in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a building built less than 10 years ago and designed to withstand hurricanes. We have impact windows that get tested by having 2x4s shot at them at 120 miles per hour, and we don't live in a flood or evacuation zone.
Because of that, we never made any attempt to flee Hurricane Irma, nor was that the recommended course of action. Instead, we prepared, bought supplies, and hunkered down. We had what we needed, but we also made mistakes, and there are things we will do differently next time.
Preparing for bad weather should start before the storm is imminent. Image source: Getty Images.
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